Despite His Lucrative Al Nassr Offer Being Rejected, Cristiano Ronaldo Pens Down a 1-Word Message to $2.45 Billion Ex-Employers’ Goalkeeper

Cristiano Ronaldo always caused a stir with his transfers. Be it a then record-breaking transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid or from Real Madrid to Juventus. Even his return to Manchester from Turin surprised many. However, his second stint at United turned sour, and he had to leave the club under controversial circumstances.

He took the world by shock again in January this year. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner joined the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr. Ronaldo became the highest-paid athlete. Ronaldo tried to act as a recruiting agent for Al Nassr, asking his former Juventus teammate to join him. However, he declined and extended his contract with the Turin club. Let us take a look at how Ronaldo reacted to the extension news.

Cristiano Ronaldo fires a one-word response 

Carlo Pinsoglio is somewhat of an unfamiliar name to soccer fans, except for the Bianconeri fans. The 33-year-old goalkeeper joined Juventus in 2014. He played on loan for the next three seasons but is with the Turin-based club since the 2017-2018 season. Pinsoglio just made five appearances for the club in the Serie A over the last five years. 

He was a teammate with Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese’ move to Turin in 2018. His contract was set to expire at the end of this season, and hence Ronaldo approached him to join Al Nassr with him in January. It would have made him the second-choice goalkeeper behind David Ospina. However, the Juventus star declined the offer from Ronaldo.

After three months, Pinsoglio extended the contract with Bianconeri. He signed an extension till 2025. Many of his teammates congratulated the goalkeeper on the contract extension. Despite rejecting an offer from Ronaldo, the Portuguese congratulated the Italian with “Grande,” on his social media post. It seems Ronaldo didn’t hold any grudge. 

Will Ronaldo return to Europe?

Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Al Nassr, which will keep the Portuguese in the Gulf nation until 2025. After the mixed start of the season and potentially trophyless season for Al Nassr, rumors are taking Ronaldo away from the Saudi Pro League club.

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It will be interesting to see how things pan out for CR7, with many reports linking him to return to Europe for next season. The former United superstar did get his goal-scoring form back to some extent. Whether any European club can afford his wages remains to be seen. Until then, the five-time Ballon d’Or will fight for the league title in the hope of a miracle. 

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